NSC 202, 203 - Embodied Cognition

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement SC (and is a linked IL when offered as 203).
This course investigates the role of the body in the cognitive work that humans and animals do as they interact with their material and social environment. It challenges traditional “neurocentric” views in which only the brain is required for cognition and the body is merely a vessel for receiving sensations and for following the brain’s instructions. Class meetings will focus on historical and current embodied cognitive science. Labs will feature experimental demonstrations, discussion of primary literature, and the creation of simple cognitive robots (no knowledge of engineering required!).